From Staff reports and the Florida Highway Patrol
In Summary:
A two-vehicle crash on State Road 40 west of Still Road killed a 12-year-old Ormond Beach boy and seriously injured four other passengers in a Tesla Model Y. FHP said the Tesla’s driver overcorrected after veering right and entered the path of an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado. Both drivers and a passenger in the pickup were uninjured, and investigators are still looking into the crash.
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A 12-year-old Ormond Beach boy was killed and four other passengers, including three children, were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Volusia County on Oct. 31, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 2:13 p.m. on State Road 40 west of Still Road.
Troopers said a 56-year-old Mesa, Arizona, man was driving a 2024 Tesla Model Y westbound when the SUV veered toward the right side of the roadway. The driver overcorrected to the left and entered the path of an eastbound 2025 Chevrolet Silverado, causing the vehicles’ right front portions to collide.
The 12-year-old boy, a passenger in the Tesla, was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Four other passengers in the SUV were hospitalized with serious injuries but were reported in stable condition.
Those passengers were a 64-year-old Ormond Beach woman, a 10-year-old Ormond Beach boy and two girls, ages 4 and 6, from West Melbourne. FHP’s report lists the 4-year-old as not using a seat belt or child restraint; the other occupants of both vehicles were listed as restrained.
The Tesla driver was uninjured and remained at the scene. The pickup’s driver, a 52-year-old Ocala man, and his passenger, a 16-year-old Ocala boy, were also uninjured and remained at the scene.
The report did not state what caused the Tesla to veer right. The crash remains under investigation.
Five key points:
- The crash occurred at approximately 2:13 on pm Oct. 31 on State Road 40 west of Still Road in Volusia County.
- A 12-year-old Ormond Beach boy riding in the Tesla was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- A 64-year-old woman and three other children in the Tesla suffered serious injuries but were reported in stable condition.
- FHP said the Tesla veered right before its driver overcorrected left into the path of an oncoming pickup.
- Both drivers and the pickup’s 16-year-old passenger were uninjured.
